PRAY THAT YOUR SPIRIT WILL BE IN HARMONY WITH GOD REGARDING THE TIMES WE ARE NOW IN

The world has waited over 2,500 years to see the headlines we are now seeing ...

Ezekiel 38:1-10 . . .

 

       "Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

       ‘Son of man, set your face against Gog  (a powerful leader),

        of the land of Magog  (translated 'Scythia' in Greek ... the area of  modern day RUSSIA),

        the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal,   (Meshech and Tubal are in and around TURKEY)

        and prophesy against him, and say,

        Thus says the Lord GOD:

       ‘Behold, I am against you, O Gog  (a powerful human or dark-angelic leader behind Russia),

        the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.  (Turkey)

        I will turn you around,

        put hooks into your jaws     (Israel's new gas fields, a mutual defense treaty, or UN effort?)

        and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed,

        a great company with bucklers and shields,

        all of them handling swords (weapons).   (The Russian army will march again)

        Persia (IRAN),   (Iran is listed first, meaning it will be the 'lead' ally)

        Ethiopia (Sudan ..."Cush"), and Libya (northern Africa) are with them,

        all of them with shield and helmet. 

        Gomer and all its troops;  (Germany-France, eastern Europe, or "Galatia"- Turkey)

        the house of Togarmah (Armenia) from the far north and all its troops -

        many people are with you.      (NATO member Turkey will join this coalition)

        Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you;

        and be a guard for them.    (Russia will act as a "guard" ... and supplier of weapons)

        After many days  you will be visited.    (Meaning, this would happen far from Ezekiel's time)

        In the LATTER YEARS you (Russia-Iran-Turkey)

        will come into the land of those brought back from the sword  (Israel!)

        and gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel,

        which had long been desolate  (this war will take place after Israel became a nation in 1948)

        they (the children of Israel) were brought OUT of the nations,

        and now all of them dwell safely.

        You will ascend, coming like a storm, 

        covering the land (of Israel) like a cloud,

        you and all your troops and many peoples with you."

        (Ezekiel 38:1-10)

 

The Bible warns Russia will also act as a GUARD (including weapons) for Iran and their allies ...

 

   "Prepare yourself   (Russia  - "Magog")

     and be ready,

     you  (Russia)

     and all your companies (allies) that are gathered about you;

     and be a GUARD for them."     ("Them" is Iran, Turkey, and the other allies listed)

     (Ezekiel 38:7)  

 

A "guard" protects, defends, blocks threats of "international sanctions"... and provides weapons, technology, intelligence, command, and control ... and often stays quietly hiddenin the shadows until the time is right.

 

 

Ezekiel 38:11-17  . . .

 

Thus says the Lord GOD:

 “On that Day it shall come to pass

   that thoughts will arise in your mind,

   and you will make an evil plan:

   You (the one who leads Russia) will say,

 ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages;      (the cities in Israel are no longer 'walled')

   I will go to a peaceful people, who dwell safely,

   all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates’

   to take plunder and to take booty,      (Greed, envy, and arrogance will fuel this invasion)

   to stretch out your hand against the waste places

   that are again inhabited, (look at Israel today)

   and against a people gathered from the nations,  (this will take place after 1948!)

   who have acquired livestock and goods,

   who dwell in the midst of the land.

   Sheba (Saudi Arabia), Dedan (Kuwait),    (Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will not join this invasion)

   the merchants of Tarshish (may be England),

   and all their young lions (may be former colonies like Canada, Australia, and the US)

   will say to you,

 ‘Have you come to take plunder?    (Greed, envy, and arrogance will fuel this invasion ...)

   Have you gathered your army to take booty,

   to carry away silver and gold,

   to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’”’

 

 "Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say to Gog,  

   Thus says the Lord God:

   On that Day when My people Israel are dwelling securely, will you not know it?  

   You will come from your place

   OUT OF THE UTTERMOST PARTS OF THE NORTH,

   (Russia now claims the Arctic and North Pole as theirs ... and is deploying forces to defend it)

   you and many peoples with you,

   all of them riding on horses,

   a great host, a mighty army.

   You will come up against My people Israel,   (not a good idea)

   like a cloud covering the Land.

   In the latter days   (Far in the future from Ezekiel's time ..."the last days"... which we are in now)

   I will bring you against My Land,   (God says Israel is His Land ... He gave it to Israel)

   that the nations may know Me,

   when through you, O Gog,

   I vindicate My Holiness before their eyes."

   (For God will destroy this invading army ...)

   Thus says the Lord GOD:

 “Are you (Gog) he of whom I have spoken in former days     (Prophecy fulfilled!)

   by My servants the prophets of Israel,

   who prophesied for years in those days

   that I (God) would bring you against them?"

   (Ezekiel 38:11-17)

 

Ezekiel 38:18-23 . . .

 

“And it will come to pass at the same time,

   when Gog comes against the land of Israel,” says the Lord GOD,

 “that MY fury will show in My face.

   For in My jealousy and in the fire of My wrath I have spoken:

 ‘Surely in that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel,

   so that the fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field,

   all creeping things that creep on the earth,

   and all men who are on the face of the Earth shall shake at My presence.

   The mountains shall be thrown down, the steep places shall fall,

   and every wall shall fall to the ground.’

   I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains,” says the Lord GOD.

 “Every man’s sword will be against his brother.      (These armies will turn against themselves)

   And I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and bloodshed;

   I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him,

   flooding rain, great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.   (These armies will be destroyed by God!)

   Thus I (God) will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself,

   and I will be known in the eyes of many nations.

   Then they shall know that I am the LORD.”’

   (Ezekiel 38:18-23)

 

We are not exactly sure when this attack/invasion will take place ... but, from current news headlines, it looks as though it is now getting very close.  As noted above, if you study your history books you will find the only time in history Iran (Persia) has invaded Israel was in 614 AD, and this invasion was to help Israel break the yoke of the Byzantine Empire.  The current threats of war Iran is making against Israel represent the first time in history the world has seen the imminent fulfillment of this prophecy.  Add the fact Russia is fully backing Iran, and Turkey is quickly turning against Israel, and all of these nations either are, or soon will be, armed with nuclear weapons, you will find the world may soon be facing this terrible prophetic war . . .

 

It is notable that Syria (or its ancient name Aram) is not listed among the Russia-Iran allies. It may be the prophecy concerning the destruction of Damascus will be fulfilled just prior to this invasion.

 

 

The invading armies will be utterly destroyed . . . by GOD!!!

 

 

In Ezekiel 39 the Bible goes on to warn the invading armies will be utterly destroyed ... by GOD!  Also in Ezekiel 39 there are hints this coming war may go nuclear because Israel will wait months to enter the battlefield after the battle, they will "set apart men regularly employed" (professionals) to bury the dead, and later if a bone is spotted it is to be "marked" for the professionals to bury (exactly the same procedures that are now found in our military nuclear/biological/chemical "battlefield cleanup" manuals today) ... the aftermath of this invasion will be very, very gruesome.

 

Some scholars feel it must be part of, or the beginning of "The Battle of Armageddon" (because of some of the terminology used), and others believe it must happen sometime before Armageddon and will set the stage for the coming "Antichrist" (who will rise over 10 nations which were part of the Roman Empire) to fill the world power vacuum that will be left after this coming war ...

 

The United States will be "neutralized" sometime before this attack and will be unwilling or unable to help defend Israel, for the Bible warns Israel must stand alone ... with God!

 

More importantly, many good Bible prophecy scholars believe the strange prophetic event called  "The Rapture" must take place sometime before God intervenes in this coming battle ...

 

 

Disaster coming for Iran ...

 

Another ancient Biblical name for Iran (Persia) is “Elam."  In the book of Jeremiah, we find an additional prophecy concerning a coming judgment against Iran (Elam) ...

   “Thus says the Lord of hosts: (Lord of Armies)

     ‘Behold, I will break the bow of Iran (Elam),

     The foremost of their might.

     Against Elam I will bring the four winds
     From the four quarters of heaven,
     And scatter them toward all those winds;

     There shall be no nations 

     where the outcasts of Iran (Elam) will not go.

     For I will cause Iran (Elam) to be dismayed before their enemies

     And before those who seek their life.

     I will bring disaster upon them,

     My fierce anger,’ says the Lord;

    ‘And I will send the sword after them
     Until I have consumed them.

     I will set My throne in Iran (Elam),

     And will destroy from there the king and the princes,’ says the Lord.

    ‘But it shall come to pass in the latter days:

     I will bring back the captives of Iran (Elam),’ says the Lord.”

     (Jeremiah 49:35-39)

 

 

Please do not ignore these Bible prophecies . . .

 

Many people will simply yawn and ignore these Bible prophecies and the headlines we are now seeing. 

 

Yet, God does NOT fulfill His prophecies or prophetic warnings in secret, but so all the world can see.  For many years now a number of Bible prophecy teachers and scholars have been warning the one piece of the puzzle missing was for Turkey (a NATO ally-nation) to turn toward Russia and Iran and against Israel (as this prophecy predicts, and we are now seeing.) 

 

This prophetic war between Iran and Israel has never yet taken place ... and it is very much a part of the coming "Apocalypse" and Armageddon scenario.  God has been warning and preparing this generation for this coming war for well over 10 years ... and the headlines concerning this coming war can now be found almost daily all around the world. 

 

God is trying to get our attention and to draw those who are His back to Him before it is too late.  With open arms and with tears of joy God promises to welcome and to shelter and comfort ALL who will come to Him before these events take place (or before their earthly bodies die) ... yet, the Bible warns God will not mourn, nor have mercy, on those who rejectand ignore and mock His Word and His warnings.